July 18, 2026 - Saturday Schedule

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Area 3 Semi-Finals (3 of 5)

5:00 #1 Rowan County at #2 High Point (Game 4)

July 17, 2026 - Friday Results

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Area 3 Semi-Finals (3 of 5)

#1 Rowan County 14, #2 High Point 7  (Rowan leads series 2-1)

#2 Union County 5, #1 Randolph County 3  (Union wins series 3-1)

Union jumped out to early leads of 3-0 and 5-1 and held of Randolph County's late inning rally to clinch the series in four games. Post 535 will play for the Area III Championship Monday and advances to the State Tournament next week in Gastonia.

Post 45 cut into the 3-run deficit when Lucas Connor singled to start the third inning. Connor came around to score on a double by Hudson Deel.

In the top of the sixth, Randolph saw Tate Andrews single followed by walks to Caleb Coggins and Sam Gore to load the bases. Jake Riddle singled in Andrews and Coggins for the final margin.

Price Kidd pitched the first three innings and took the loss giving up 5 runs on 9 hits and a walk with 2 strikeouts. Kyle Dillow pitched the final three allowing 2 hits, 1 walk and 1 strikeout.

July 16, 2026 - Thursday Results

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Area 3 Semi-Finals (3 of 5)

#2 High Point 8, #1 Rowan County 3 (Series tied 1-1)

#2 Union County 1, #1 Randolph County 0  (Union leads series 2-1)

Post 45 got out of a one out, bases loaded jam in the bottom of the first inning allowing only one run to score but that was enough as Union County pitcher Austin Martinez and his defense shut down Randolph County's offense for seven innings.

Keaton Hill pitched a complete game for Randolph and took the loss. Hill allowed just 2 hits, 3 walks and 2 hit batters while striking out four.

The only base runners for Post 45 were Hudson Deel and Jackson Hill who reached on back-to-back Union errors in the fifth inning.

July 15, 2026 - Wednesday Result

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Area 3 Semi-Finals (3 of 5)

#2 Union County 8, #1 Randolph County 2 (Game 2)

Union jumped out to another lead, 4-0 after two innings, and held on to even the series with Randolph at one game apiece.

In the bottom of the fourth, Caleb Coggins drew a walk, Kyle Dillow reached on an error and Sam Gore walked to load the bases with one out. Poe drove in Coggins with a single and Lucas Connor drew a walk to drive in Dillow for Randolph County's runs. Post 45 totaled 4 hits with singles by Connor, Poe, Coggins and Brady Armfield.

Jake Riddle, Tate Andrews and Dillow split time on the mound with Riddle taking the loss.

Games 3 and 4 in the best-of-five series will be played at Wingate University. If a fifth game is needed it will be at McCrary Park Saturday afternoon.

July 14, 2026 - Tuesday Results

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Area 3 Semi-Finals (3 of 5)

#1 Rowan County 5, #2 High Point 4  (Game 1)

#1 Randolph County 10, #2 Union County 9  (Game 1)

Post 45 managed another come-from-behind at McCrary Park with what turned out to be the winning run scoring in the bottom of the fifth inning against Union County.

Lucas Connor doubled in Jake Riddle to cut Union's 2-0 lead in half in the third but the visitors scored 5 in the top of the fourth for a 7-1 advantage at the midway point.

Same Gore hit a 3-run home run in the bottom of the fourth to make the score 7-4 and Randolph County added 6 more runs in the fifth with a 2-rbi double by Tate Andrews and rbi singles by Ashton Poe and Riddle. Gore picked up an rbi on a fielder's choise and Connor drove in the tenth run with a ground out.

John Kirkpatrick earned the win in relief of starter Sean Jennison. Kirkpatrick gave up 2 runs on 1 hit and 4 walks with 5 strikeouts in 3.2 innings.